The physical structure of the enzyme that signals cells to move within the body—to fight infection or to spread cancer — has been identified by a Purdue-led team. The information is expected to be used to develop new drug therapies to prevent certain cancers from metastasizing.

One of the hot topics in artificial intelligence and machine learning is predictive analysis – knowing the future by analyzing data from the past.
A Purdue University-affiliated startup, Blue Wave AI Labs, is using predictive analytics to operate nuclear reactors across the United States and to help them operate as safely and efficiently as possible.

Now, Purdue University scientists have created a platform focused on finding new medication options for people dealing with mental illnesses. The Computational Analysis of Novel Drug Opportunities (CANDO) drug discovery platform is designed to predict the effectiveness of certain psychoactive drugs, which act primarily upon the central nervous system.

‘A different way of doing business’ could help solve Peru’s environmental challenges and serve as a model to developing economies in South America

With too few antibiotics under development to keep up with the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, the world is starting to run out of antibiotics. Mohamed Seleem, a professor of microbiology in Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is studying whether FDA-approved drugs can treat antibiotic resistant infections. His research and expertise is focused on developing new antimicrobials and the improved delivery of drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases that affect both humans and animals.

A team of engineers at Purdue University has been conducting one of the largest studies of its kind in the office spaces of a building rigged with thousands of sensors. The goal is to identify all types of indoor air contaminants and recommend ways to control them through how a building is designed and operated.

The team members of Leo Aerospace, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, created what they hope is a more efficient launch technique that requires far less infrastructure than an ordinary rocket. A large balloon inflates and lifts the payload, a small rocket, to the desired altitude, and then the rocket ignites and puts the payload into orbit. They have successfully tested the system and are continuing to scale up their efforts with larger payloads.

An unmanned aerial systems research and test facility at Purdue will be the test bed of virtual and augmented reality experiments on human interactions with drones and other aircraft.

The National Institutes of Health has provided funding to Tymora Analytical Operations, a Purdue University-affiliated company working to help make early detection of Alzheimer’s and other diseases easier and less agonizing for patients.

Purdue University scientists have come up with patented techniques that may cut down the fire risk from lithium-ion batteries, which are found in everyday electronic devices.

A partnership between Purdue University and some top law enforcement agencies in South Korea is working to adapt U.S. procedures for handling domestic violence calls for South Korea.

Sea turtles became the poster child for the war against plastic straws. But straws are just one challenge facing this 120 million-year-old species. Frank Paladino, the Jack W. Schrey Distinguished Professor of Biology and director of the Marine Conservation and Biology Center of Excellence at Purdue University Fort Wayne, has spent nearly 30 years researching sea turtles to help stabilize their population.